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Thanks to Moose for this one!
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The
Good news:
It was a
normal day in Sharon Springs, KS when a Union Pacific crew boarded
a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina
The Bad news:
Just a few miles
into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted,
letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating
white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail
The Good news:
A very alert
crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately
stopped the train in compliance with the
rules
The Bad news:
The train
stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties
and trusses (In
defense of the crew, according to Sixgun Jr., the crew tried to 'splain
to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the damn train!)
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RULES ARE RULES!
Don't let common
sense get
in the way of a good disaster!